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Boko Haram attacks on military bases were a frequent tactic as the group gained in size and strength, using the weapons and ammunition seized to capture swathes of territory in the northeast in 2013 and 2014. (Photo: AP)

112 Chibok girls still missing, five years after Boko Haram kidnapping

Aisha Musa Maina digs through an old bag looking for memories of her daughter Hauwa, one of the Chibok schoolgirls...

14 April 2019 1:03 PM IST

Military forces are reportedly moving from the western and northeastern front of Tal Afar. (Photo: AFP)

Islamic States's stronghold Tal Afar about to fall: Iraqi military

'Tal Afar city is about to fall completely into the hands of our forces, only five percent remains' under IS control,...

27 Aug 2017 9:45 AM IST

Chibok schoolgirls, recently freed from Nigeria extremist captivity, are photographed in Abuja, Nigeria. (Photo: AP)

Nigeria: Boko Haram releases video of purported Chibok girl holding...

Last week, 82 schoolgirls who were kidnapped 3-years-ago, were released after negotiations between the terrorist group...

13 May 2017 12:52 PM IST

The Taliban and ISIS fighters have regularly clashed since the latter gained a foothold in eastern Afghanistan in 2015, as the two vie for supremacy in the war-torn country. (Photo: AP)

Australia pulls fighter jets out of Iraq, Syria, ends air strike...

The decision follows the Islamic State jihadist group losing its two main hubs -- Mosul in Iraq and Raqa in Syria.

22 Dec 2017 10:16 AM IST